Chesapeake, VA, United States · Saturday, August 8, 2026

Timed 12 hours

One Mile With a Smile 12-Hour Run

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We hold no course length for this race — a timed or backyard event is measured by the clock, not the kilometre — so there is no Grit score to give you.

36.8190° N, 76.2749° W © OpenFreeMap © OpenMapTiles Data from OpenStreetMap

What the course asks

Field size ~32 Small. Long stretches with nobody in sight.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (12h) — ranked runners only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

Typical conditions, August

Daytime high 29°C
Night low 23°C
Rainfall Showers likely
Daylight 13 h 51 m of light

Regional 2001-2020 average for August — NASA POWER, grid elevation 7 m. Not a forecast.

Results history

Year Race Finishers Men's winner Women's winner
2026 12h 32 Matthew Greschak · 98.157 km Andrea McHugh · 85.887 km
2025 12h 50 Charles Spencer · 107.972 km Emily Barrineau Spencer · 107.972 km
2024 12h 35 Charles Spencer · 100.624 km Emily Barrineau Spencer · 103.078 km
2023 12h 43 Derek Fox · 107.972 km Isabelle Danforth · 98.157 km
2022 12h 45 Steve Speirs · 122.696 km Emily Barrineau Spencer · 88.341 km
2019 12h 34 Scott Horton · 103.802 km Andrea McHugh · 86.904 km
2018 12h 28 Michael Myers · 78.857 km Ruthie Kreuzer · 78.857 km
2017 12h 37 Steve Speirs · 123.114 km Ruthie Kreuzer · 96.560 km

The field shrank 36% between 2025 (50) and 2026 (32). 41% of the 2026 field were women.

DUV results for the 2026 edition (12h) — ranked runners only. Starters are not published, so the field was at least this big and no finish rate can be given.

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